Apr 26, 2021, 12:41 IST
VIZIANAGARAM: Hari Jawaharlal, Vizianagaram district collector clarified that the death of two patients in Maharaja Central Hospital here was not due to glitches in oxygen supply, but due to COVID-19. Speaking to the media on Monday, the collector said the situation was in control now and around 25 COVID-19 patients on ventilator support were shifted to other hospitals in Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts.
He explained that at around 3 AM, there was a technical glitch in the supply of oxygen when the pressure levels came down creating problems in the supply. Meanwhile, the restoration works for the supply of oxygen is currently underway. There are 296 patients who are undergoing treatment in the hospital, he said.
25 COVID-19 patients on ventilator support shifted due to disrupted oxygen supply in AP hospital
Around 3 AM, there was a technical glitch in the supply of oxygen when the pressure levels came down creating problems in the supply, district collector Hari Jawaharlal explained.
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VIZIANAGARAM: Around 25 patients undergoing treatment on Oxygen for Covid19 infection in Maharaja Central Hospital, Vizianagaram district were shifted to other hospitals in the district on Monday early hours following disruption in the supply of oxygen due to technical glitches.
Two patients reportedly died after oxygen supply got blocked between 3 am to 3.30 am but the officials denied the same stating that they died of COVID and not because of (lack of) oxygen supply.